It’s Been a Year of Savoring Your Littleness, Sweet Pandemic Baby
To my pandemic baby on your first birthday, It's been almost a year of stillness and distance. One year of…
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To my pandemic baby on your first birthday, It's been almost a year of stillness and distance. One year of…
Continue ReadingDear Daddy, I know I’ve been a difficult little girl. My teething and crying have been unbearable. I know what’s…
Continue Reading“Oh, really?” “Are you sure?” “You can always try for a fourth!” “You just have to have one, they’re so…
Continue ReadingI intended to go all-natural, but I ended up getting an epidural. That doesn't make me weak. There's this stigma…
Continue ReadingAs a mom of four, I’m no stranger to the question: “So, you’re done now . . . right?!” It’s…
Continue ReadingIt has taken me almost a decade to write this, but right now, somewhere, someone needs to hear it. New…
Continue Reading“I have a bizarre request . . . ” I was messaging the photographer who would take our daughter’s newborn…
Continue ReadingI can vividly recall the day I received your baby book in the mail. I had just started to really…
Continue ReadingBefore a baby makes its grand entrance into the world, a mother might hear the words "One more push!" from…
Continue ReadingHey mama, I see you there, super pregnant and super emotional. I know you’re worried. I know you’re spending countless…
Continue ReadingI watch our shadows on the wall as I rock you a little longer than necessary. Thoughts of the last…
Continue ReadingI bought my firstborn into this world on June 17, 2020, in a labor and delivery ward with closed waiting…
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